An excellent NY Times article on the therapeutic power of writing.
The scientific research on the benefits of so-called expressive writing is surprisingly vast. Studies have shown that writing about oneself and personal experiences can improve mood disorders, help reduce symptoms among cancer patients, improve a person’s health after a heart attack, reduce doctor visits and even boost memory.
Read the full blog entry here.
Writers in the Mist 
Yes. I have found this to be so. It is warming, almost like you are writing yourself a set of companions.
Evangeline
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